N Dis Life

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N Dis Life
Studio album by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Released 1996
Genre Hawaiian, reggae
Label Big Boy
Professional reviews
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole chronology
E Ala E
(1995)		 N Dis Life
(1996)		 Alone in Iz World
(2001)

N Dis Life is the final album of original music by Native Hawaiian singer Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole before his death. Released in 1996, it is his most critically acclaimed album, although it is only his third most popular.[citation needed] It shows a slight change to Iz's musical style, being more depressing and more of an alternative music-styled album (although it is not rock). There are several strangely upbeat songs with sad lyrics, such as tracks 4, 5, and 8, but the majority of them are melancholy.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Hi'ilawe" (traditional) – 4:44
  2. "In This Life" (Reid, Shamlin) – 4:09
  3. "Wai'alae" (traditional) – 2:43
  4. "Starting All Over Again" (Mitchell) – 3:59
  5. "Living in a Sovereign Land" (Cambern, Kamakawiwo'ole) – 4:38
  6. "'Opae E" (Aluki, Paki) – 4:09
  7. "Aloha Ku'u Pua" (Isaacs) – 2:30
  8. "Johnny Mahoe" (Beazley) – 4:54
  9. "Lover of Mine" (Bilyeu, Holomalia) – 2:45
  10. "Yokozuna" (Chock) – 3:39
  11. "Na Ka Pueo/Keyhole Hula" (Machado, traditional) – 4:40
  12. "The Fly" (traditional) – 2:27
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